After Trump’s DEI cuts, communities struggle to fix problems with raw sewage, air pollution and erosion

Projects ranging from air monitoring in Georgia to installing indoor plumbing in an Alaskan village to providing septic tanks in Alabama have collapsed, leaving residents in the lurch.

In Lowndes County, Alabama, where inadequate plumbing leaves yards damp with raw sewage, children risk contracting parasites if they play barefoot outside.

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